Transfer mechanism from press-conveyers to leer-conveyers.



PATENTED DEC. 12, 1905.

J. BEHRINGER. TRANSFER MECHANISM FROM PRESS GONVBYERS T0 LEER GONVEYERS.

APRLIOATIOH FILED MARJO. 1905.

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No. 807,106. PATENTED DEC. 12, 1905. J. BEHRINGER. TRANSFER MECHANISMFROM PRESS GONVEYERS TO LEER GONVEYERS.

APPLICATION FILED MARJO. 1905.

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- J. BBHRINGER.

TRANSFER MECHANISM FROM PRESS GONVEYERS T0 LBBR OONVEYERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.10,1905.

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PA TENTED DEC. 12, 1905,

J. BBHRINGER. I TRANSFER MECHANISM FROM PRESS convmsns TO LBBRGONVBYERS.

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.UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

J ACOB BEHRINGER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGN OR TO HEYL &

PATTERSON INCORPORATED, OF PITTSBURG. PENNSYLVANIA, A COR- PORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.

TRANSFER MECHANISM FROM PRESS-CONVEYERS T0 LEER-CONVEYERS.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

' Application filed March 10, 1905. Serial No. 249,444.

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAooB BEHRINGER, a

resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have in vented a new and useful Improvement in TransferMechanism from PressOonVeyers to Leer-Conveyers; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to apparatus for conveying glassware from the moldsor shops to the leer and for transferring the said glassware therefromto the leer by the use of mechanical appliances entirely.

The invention comprises an improvement in the apparatus set forth andclaimed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 785,928, granted onthe 28th day of March, 1905, to A. M. Acklin, the object of my inventionbeing to provide a means for supporting the glassware in position fromin front when it is being advanced by the pusher into the leer toprevent the said glassware from falling forward.

To these ends my invention comprises, generally stated, a leer, amovable carrier arranged within said leer, a ware-carrier adapted totravel across the receiving-opening of said leer, a pusher adapted totransfer the ware from the ware-carrier to the leer, and means forsupporting the articles of glassware in front to prevent their fallingforward.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I'willdescribe the same more fully with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the mechanism employed inthe above-recited Letters Patent with my improvement applied thereto.Fig 2 is an enlarged plan view of the forward portion of the movablecarrier and ware-carrier with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 3 is anenlarged side View, partly in section, of the movable carrier and theware-carrier; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improvement. Figs.5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are detail views.-

Like numerals indicate like parts in each ofthe figures.

I have made use of the construction set forth in said Letters Patent No.785,928 in illustrating my invention; but I make no claim to any part ofthe mechanism illustrated, described, or claimed in said patent.

Accordingly in the drawings the numeral 2 designates a suitableframework erected in front of the leer 3. J ournaled in the forward endof the framwork 2 are the vertical shafts 4 and 5, which carry at theirupper ends the sprocket-wheels 6 and 7. A shaft 8 is ournaled insuitable bearings, and secured to said shaft is the pinion 9, whichmeshes with the bevel-pinion 10 on the shaft 4. Mounted on the shaft 8is the worm-Wheel 1 1, which is driven by the worm 12 on the shaft 13.This shaft 13 extends back a suitable distance and may be driven by anysuitable power. In the rear and somewhat to one side is the verticalshaft 14, upon which is mounted the sprocket-wheel 15. A suitable chain16 engages the sprocket-wheels 6, 7, and 15, and said chain 16 isprovided with the rollers 17, which en age the guideway 18, formed bythe guide-rai 19. By these guide-rails the chain is given a curved form,which conforms substantially with the circular furnace 20 and thearrangement of the shops 21, which are usually arranged around thefurnace in the manner indicated, so that the ware is at an equaldistance from each shop and near enough thereto to provide for theconvenient removal of the ware from the shop to the carrier. Secured tothe chain 16 at suitable intervals are the trays 22, which are adaptedto support the ware which is transferred from the shops thereto. Thesetrays are preferably arranged at an angle to the chain 16.

J ournaled in the frame 2 is the shaft 23, said shaft having the pinion24, which is engaged by the pinion on the vertical shaft 26. Thisvertical shaft 26 is mounted at the upper end of the sprocket-wheel 27,which is engaged by the chain 1 6 and driven thereby, and a rotarymotion is thereby imparted to the shaft 26 and through it to the shaft23. Mounted on the shaft 23 are the cams 28 and 29, the cam 28 beinglarger than the cam 29 and both cams having the camways 30 and 31therein. The rods 32 and 33 are connected to the levers 34 and 35,respectively, said le- To the forward ends of the r0 s 32 and 33 IOOvers being pivoted to the frame at 36 and is secured the pusher 39. Therods 32 and 33 are supported at their forward ends by the upright rodsand 41. The lower ends of the upright rods 40 and 41 are mounted on thepins 42, and connected to said pins are the levers 43, mounted on therock-shaft 44. To the short arm 45 on the bell-crank lever 43 isconnected the rod 46. The opposite end of this rod is connected to theplate 47, suspended from the arm 48 on the shaft 23. This plate 47 hasthe notch 49, with which the projection on the cam 28 is adapted toenage for the purpose fully hereinafter set forth. The plate 47 isfurther provided with the curved face 50 so that when the projection 50passes beyond the notch 49 it will contact briefly with the face 50" inorder to prevent the said plate being released until the said projectionhas passed over said face. Mounted on the swinging arm 51 is the notchedwheel 52. This swinging arm 51 is pivoted to the frame at 57, and themovement of said arm is limited by the stop 58. The said wheel 52 hasthe notches 53 and 54, the notch 53 being deeper than the notch 54.Mounted on the shaft 23 is a crank 55, which has i the pin 56 adapted toengage the notches 53 and 54 on the wheel 52.

Connected to the wheel 52 is the rod 59, said rod engaging thecross-lever 60, mounted at 61 on the standard 62. The opposite end ofthe lever 60 is connected by the link 63 to the bell-crank 64, mountedon the shaft 65 in the bracket 66. The arm 67 on the bellcrank 64 hasthe slot 68, with which the pin 69 engages and connects said arm 67 withthe latch 70. This latch 70 has attached to it the finger 71 of the pawl72. The other finer 73 on the pawl 72 is adapted when the latch 70 iswithdrawn to engage the teeth of the ratchet 74 on the shaft 8, thespring 75 acting to force the said pawl into engagement with the saidratchet when said latch is withdrawn. The ratchet 74 is rigidly securedto the shaft 8, while the pawl 72 is secured to the disk 76, looselymounted on said shaft. The rod 77 extends from the disk 76 to thecrank-arm 78 on the shaft 79, which operated the leer-carrier. A ratchet80 is mounted on the shaft 79, and pawl 81 is adapted to engage theteeth of said ratchet-wheel, so as to rotate said wheel the distance ofa tooth each time the rod 77 is operated.

Secured to the pusher 39 is the upright arm 82, and secured to said armis the frame 83, composed of two plates secured to each side of the arm82 by means of the rivets 84. J ournaled within the frame 83, at eachend thereof, are the idle rollers 85. J ournaled in the upper end of thearm 82 is the recessed roller 86. The rollers 85 and the roller 86 are.ada ted to engage, respectively, the bottom and top of the circularguide 87. This guide 87 engages the bifurcated end of the arm 82, so asto be free to move back and forth, and is furthermore secured at itsouter end to the ware-supporting frame 88. The opposite end of thecircular guide 87 has the cable 89 secured thereto, said cable passingback over the pulley 90 and having the weight 91 attached thereto.

The supporting-frame 88 is pivoted at 92 to the plate 93, which isattached to the curved end 94 of the pusher 39. At its opposite or freeend the frame 88 is adapted to engage with the stop 95. In its normalposition the tendency of the weight 91 on the cable 89 is to hold theframe 88 against the stop 95. Furthermore, said frame in its normalposition is arranged slightly diagonal to the receiving-plate 96, whichbridges the space between the front of the leer and the first leer pan.The supporting frame 88 may be arranged for taking'care of ware ofdifferent heights by having the depending fender 88 of asbestos or othersuitable ma terial.

.Within the leer is a suitable carrier which consists of the chain .97,en aging the sprocket-wheels 98 at the forwar end of the leer and thesprocket-wheels 99 at the rear end thereof. Connected to the chain 97are the pans 100, upon which the ware is supported during its progressthrough the leer.

Mounted on the shaft 44 is the arm 101, said arm being secured to saidshaft by means of the bolts 102. This arm 101 is in alinement with therod 59, so that when the said arm 101 is lowered it will come intocontact with the rod 59 and operate the same, all as fully set forth andclaimed in said above-recited Letters Patent.

en my improved apparatus is in operation, the ware, either pressed orblown, manufactured at the shops 21, is transferred to the trays 22 onthe ware-carrier 16. It is usual to construct the trays of such a sizeas to conveniently carry one article of glassware, such as a bottle, andthe articles placed upon the trays are carried by thecontinuously-moving ware-carrier around into position in front of theleer, so as to transfer from said ware-carrier onto the pans of theleer. As the shaft 23 runs continuously the cams 28 and 29 also rotatecontinuously, and by the formation of the camways 30 and 31 the rods 32and 33 are advanced and withdrawn by said cams, all as fully shown anddescribed in said aboverecited Letters Patent. As the ware-carrier andthe trays come around in front of the leer each article of glassware asit comes into contact with the pusher 39 will be moved onto the shelf96, the ware being supported at the front by the supporting-frame 88, sothat the ware is held in alinement and is prevented from fallingforward. By having the supporting-frame 88 slightly diagonal of theplate or shelf 96 the said frame is more nearly parallel to the pusher39, and as said ISO pusher advances gradually the ware is supported infront by the said frame and prevented from falling forward. In themeantime the rod 32 moves forward more rapidly than the rod 33, due tothe formation ofthe camways and 31, gradually bringing the pusher-barinto the straight line, and by the time that the pusher-bar has assumedthis straight line the line of bottles or other articles extends acrossthe shelf 96. By this time a line of ware, each article being in closeproximity to each other, will extend across the shelf 96, being heldbetween the supportingframe 88 in front and pusher 39 in the rear. Therods 32 and 33 now move forward at an increased rate-of speed and theline of ware is pushed forward onto the pan of the leer in waiting toreceive it, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2. As thesupporting-frame 88 advances the roller 85 at the front end of the frame83, carried by said pusher, will come in contact with the circular guide87, and said guide will be carried forward, together with the stop-bar88 the force of the weight 91 being overcome. The pusher-bar and thesupporting-frame 88 thus advance, carrying the ware in line,'and preventthe falling forward of any of the articles. Just as soon as the ware hasbeen pushed onto the pan the apparatus acts, as fully set forth in saidLetters Patent above referred to, to lift the rods 40 and 41, and withthem the rods 32 and 33, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 3. By thisaction the pusher-bar and the supporting-frame 88 are lifted up intoposition, as indicated in dotted lines, so as to permit thesupportingframe 88 to clear the ware transferred to the pan, as well asto permit the pusher to clear the ware coming around in position to beengaged thereby. The rods 32 and 33 are then lowered to their normalposition, when the pusher is then in position to engage the next row ofbottles or articles coming around in position in front of the leer. Itis apparent that when the roller ,85 at the forward end of the frame 83is in contact with the circular guide 87, as indicated in Fig. 3, theweight 91 on the cable 89 will have no effect to draw back the suporting-frame 88, so that said frame when b eing lifted is not pulledbackso as to strike or come in contact with the ware standing upon theleer-pan. Just as soon, however, as the pusher is lifted and withdrawnand lowered the weight 91 will then act to draw forward thesupporting-frame 88 into position to engage the stop 95 when said framehas again taken the position to act, as hereinbefore described.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receiving-openingof said leer, mechanism for transferring the ware from said ware-carrierto said movable carrier, and means for supporting the ware from in frontagainst the impelling force of'the transfer mechanism.

2. The combination with a leer, ofv a movable" carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receiving-openingof said leer, mechanism for transferring the ware from said ware-carrierto said movable carrier, and a supporting-frame in front of said wareadapted to support said ware against the impelling force of the transfermechanism.

3. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receiving' openingof said leer, mechanism for transferring the ware from said ware-carrierto said movable carrier, a supporting-frame in front of said wareconnected to said transfer mechanism and advancing therewith, andindependent means for withdrawing said supporting-frame.

4. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receivingopeningof said leer, a reciprocating pusher adapted to move the ware from saidwarecarrier to said movable carrier, a supportingframe in advance ofsaid pusher and connected thereto.

5. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receivingopeningof said leer, a reciprocating pusher adapted to move the ware from saidwarecarrier to said movable carrier, a supportingframe in advance ofsaid pusher and having a swin ing connection therewith.

6. T e combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receiving openingof said leer, a reciprocating pusher adapted to move the ware from saidware-carrier to said movable carrier, mechanism for lifting said pusheron its return movement, a supporting-frame in advance of said pusher andhaving a swinging connection therewith, and means for withdrawing saidsupporting-frame independent of said pusher.

7. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receiving-.

carrier adapted to travel across the receivingopening of said leer, areciprocating pusher adapted -to move the ware from said Warecarrier tosaid movable carrier, mechanism for lifting said pusher on its returnmovement, a supporting-frame in advance of said pusher and having aswinging connection therewith at one end, the other end of saidsupporting-frame engaging a stop, and a weight connected to said frameto hold same normally in engagement with said stop.

9. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receiving openingof said leer, a reciprocating pusher adapted to move the ware from saidware-carrier to said movable carrier, mechanism for lifting said pusheron its return movement, a supporting-frame in advance of said pusher andpivotally connected thereto at one end, the opposite end of said frameengaging a stop, means for holding said frame normally in engagementwith said stop, and a stop carried by said pusher adapted to en gagesaid frame in its advanced position.

10. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receivingopeningof said leer, a reciprocating pusher adapted to move the ware from saidwarecarrier to said movable carrier, mechanism for lifting said pusheron its return movement, a supporting-frame in advance of said pusher andpivotally connected thereto at one end, the opposite end of said frameengaging a stop, means for holding said frame for lifting said pusher onits return movement, said pusher being arranged diagonally of the lineof travel of the ware, a supportingframe in front of said pusher andpivotally connected at one end thereto, the opposite end of said frameengaging a stop, means for holding said frame normally in engagementwith said stop, a curved guide-bar on said frame, a sliding connectionbetween said pusher and said guide-bar, and a stop on said pusheradapted to engage said frame in its advanced position.

12. The combination with a leer, of a movable carrier arranged Withinsaid leer, a warecarrier adapted to travel across the receivingopeningof said leer, a reciprocating pusher arranged diagonally of the line oftravel of the ware, a supporting-frame in advance of said pusher andextending diagonally of the movable carrier, said frame engaging a stop.

In testimony whereof I, the said JACOB BEHRINGER, have hereunto set myhand.

JACOB BEHRINGER.

Witnesses:

M. E. WILsON, T. O. AYERs.

